this is bbc news, the headlines... elon musk says on social media that he regrets some of the post that he made about president trump last week. health officials say at least 30 people have been killed in the latest shooting is related to a distribution in gaza. the us condemns the uk's decision to sanction to far right ministers. the police say a gunman left farewell letter and a non-functioning pipe gone at home after the attack. petrol

bombs and masonry iphone police in the second night of disorder in an irish town. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. health officials in gaza say at least 30 people have been killed in the later shootings connected to a distribution. at least 30 people had been killed trying to reach an aid convoy carrying flower. they died by gun fire from israeli military. what do we know about these latest shootings? yes, these latest incidents highlight the desperate situation for people in gaza, even though israel has eased its blockade on the entry

of aid supplies, only a very limited number of people and a very limited amount of supplies have been delivered to people across the territory. earlier today, there were two separate incidents according to reports in gaza. one of those incidents was when people tried to reach the convoys carrying flower and a separate incident happened near and a distribution site of the gaza humanitarian foundation. this is the new mechanism backed by israel and the us for the distribution of aid in gaza, it has been having, experiencing aid distribution issues in gaza. they are risking great personal rest to receive the amount of aid. again, it is difficult to verify the reports coming out of gaza because israel has not

allowed international news organisations, including the bbc to report independently from inside gaza. we rely on trusted palestinian journalists and sources who are working under very difficult circumstances there. i understand we have not heard from the israeli government about the later shootings. it seems that every day since the new mechanism began, there have been shootings may be aid distribution sites. what has the israeli position being up until now around the shootings and killings? exactly. the israeli military often says that it fires warning shots against crowds approaching the humanitarian hubs. again, only four hubs are operating in gaza. we are talking about more than 2 million people who are desperate need of aid and again because of the very limited amount of aid that is being handed out in gaza, those

people sometimes travel during the night to reach those distribution sites and are trying to be the ones receiving those boxes with meals. according to the hamas officials in the health industry in gaza, more than hundred and 16 people have been killed since a new mechanism was introduced two weeks ago. people killed trying to get aid, trying to receive supplies from those aid hubs operated by the gaza humanitarian foundation. again, the united nations has refused to cooperate with this mechanism and critics of the new system have described it as being insufficient and inhumane. and the other story we are following of course is a decision by the uk and other western countries to impose sanctions on two israeli ministers. talk through the

reaction there in israel. crucially, the reaction from the united states. unsurprisingly, there was a very strong reaction from the israeli government. the foreign minister said this was outrageous. and that there would be a meeting next week to discuss how to react to these measures. they target the national security minister, itamar ben-gvir and the finance minister, bezalel smotrich. they are ultra nationalists. they also can the announcement, they also urge the country announcement. a very significant announcement yesterday. it not only shows that patients with israel in western countries is running out, but a reflection of public

opinion, lots of people have expressed their opposition to some actions of this israeli government, not only in gaza, but in the occupied west bank. this is a decision that was in reaction to what is happening in the west bank, where we have seen that there has been a rise in the violence by israeli settlers against palestinians in the occupied west bank and also the expansion of settlements there, settlement considered to be illegal by most of the international community and also the international court of justice. thank you. for more on those two stories, those latest shootings in gaza and the sanctions on israeli ministers, let's speak to... let's speak to yaakov katz, senior fellow at the jewish

people policy institute and former editor in chief of the jerusalem post. news. i want to start with the breaking news coming in from gaza. more reporting is of shootings and killings they say by the israeli military and civilians trying to access aid in distribution sites backed by the israeli government. we have seen numerous shootings like this happen over the last two weeks or so, that there is a mechanism has been put in place. other questions in israel as to whether this form of distribution can go on? there are definitely cons the stations about what is happening at the aid distribution centres. of course no one wants to be opening fire, except hamas, this is set up to be able to bypass hamas, and get the aid to the people who need it. that was the reason for the gaza

humanitarian foundation which is running several millions of food packages and meals have been already distributed to the people of gaza. we have to wait to hear from the idf, the israeli military what exactly happened in these incidents. we know that hamas and the health ministry run by hamas have lied in the past. it's surprise if hamas themselves want to shoot at the people to... a point of that, of course we hear from eyewitnesses on the ground, trusted journalists who do tell is that it is the israeli military that is shooting against civilians there. we can see the chaotic scenes where people are going in to pick up aid. this really does lend credence to the criticism that israel is urbanising a distribution in gaza. i do not think that is weaponisation a distribution in gaza. it is doing what any country would

do, to bypass the terrorist group that is trying to use the aid. its continued rule in gaza and its continued existence. it's everyone's interest,, including the people in gaza to break free of the rule of hamas. i don't think we can trust what is coming out of this war zone. there is a tragedy in gaza, we cannot ignore and debbie wants to deny it, but the real way to break free of it is removed hamas from power and find a way for the people who need the aid to get the aid. and that's what is important. it is not about weaponisation, it is about getting what is needed to the people who need it. let's look at the sanctions introduced by the uk and others on two senior israeli politicians, far right politicians. it is important to say that the sanctions are related to what is happening in the west bank and not necessarily what is happening in gaza. can these sanctions actually impact israeli

government policy? israel has already condemned them. will it change the way it operates in the west bank? i don't think it will change necessarily and then dramatic. what we have to keep in mind as well, the british government, canada, new zealand, australian and norway all say this has to do with the west bank, but it doesn't, it has to do is shooting across the bow and making a message clear to israel that these countries, in particular the united kingdom are not happy with what is happening on the ground in gaza and the israeli policies. i think it's unfortunately a shameful decision. it shows a misunderstanding of what is happening. it's a war that was forced upon israel, was started by hamas massacring 1200 people, kidnapping people, hostages still being held in gaza. as far as this goes, allies do not sanction allies. this is not something you do to a friendly country, a country

claim as an ally at a time when it is at an hour of their need. at a time where they are still fighting a war against terrorist organisation. thank you for joining us on bbc news. let's look back at the situation in austria where the country has marked the minutes silence following the school gonna attack in graz. he shot dead ten people before killing himself. we can show you the latest pictures we have coming in there from graz. this morning the police said he left a farewell letter and a non-functioning pipe bomb at his home before carrying out the attack. hundreds of people gathered for the vigil for the victims of what is the deadliest attack, gun attack in the country's recent history. and so these are some of the

latest pictures that we have coming in from graz the morning after that gun attack. i think those are medical officials, emergency workers, people still out on the streets of the city supporting the local community after what was a shocking incident. here is our correspondent bethany bell who is in the city with the latest. the police are telling us that they found a farewell letter at his home, as he said, but that letter did not reveal any motivation for this attack. this man, 21-year-old austrian citizen who lived quite close to graz was a former student here at the school, yesterday morning at around ten o'clock, when classes were in full flow, he appeared at the school with two guns, a shotgun and handgun that he legally owned and

opened fire before then killed himself, we understand, in a school bathroom. investigations are continuing, the police say, to try and get to the bottom of this terrible, terrible attack and here at the school, people have been arriving, laying flowers in front of the school gates. you can see behind me, there is a barrier area for their privacy as they laid flowers there. people have put up banners, one saying graz stands together. this is a real moment of mourning and grief the people of graz and the whole country. the authorities say they are keen to preserve the privacy of people who are mourning their dad and also people who have relatives in hospital, some with serious injuries after this attack. there are unconfirmed reports that a number of those who were shot in this incident had leg

injuries. this is, we hope them will be more details to come. at the moment, there is a real sense of solidarity is here. people living in this area have been telling me about the disbelieve, they cannot believe that something like this could have happened in this area, which they say is usually so quiet, beautiful and safe. this whole incident has actually raised the debate about austria's gun laws. they are more liberal than a number of european union countries. gun ownership is comparatively high, there is an estimated 1.5 million guns registered in austria. that is in a population of around 9 million people. there have been calls, voice is so far saying that it is simply to easy to get hold of a gun. until yesterday, austria had escaped largely the kind of mass shootings that other countries have seen, but

now, this incident has changed entirely. bethany bell in graz there. police in northern ireland have used water cannon after bricks and fireworks were thrown at them during a second evening of disorder in ballamena in county antrim. last night, 15 officers were injured in similar violence. the trouble broke out following a protest about an alleged sexual assault. detectives say they are investigating a number of attacks on the homes and businesses of foreign nationals as racially-motivated hate crimes. vincent mcaviney reports. a second night of disorder. petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry thrown at police. in response, baton rounds fired, riot dogs on the scene and water cannon deployed. the scenes on monday and tuesday night followed a court hearing. two teenage boys, who spoke

through a romanian interpreter, charged with the attempted rape of a teenage girl. their solicitors said they would be denying the charges. police say they believe some people were intent on violence. this violence was clearly racially motivated and targeted at our minority ethnic community - and the police. it was racist thuggery, pure and simply, and any attempt to justify or explain it as something else is misplaced. i want to condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms. it has no place in our society and should be loudly condemned by all right thinking people. police have called for calm and say a significant presence will remain in ballymena in the coming days. vincent mcelhinney, bbc news.

you are live with bbc news. poland's pro-eu government is facing a confidence vote later today. the prime minister, donald tusk, called the vote after his political opponent, karol nawrocki won the presidential election earlier this month. in a speech to poland's parliament this morning, mr tusk has said he respects the election result, but he was asking for vote of confidence because he was convinced that his administration has a mandate to govern. mr tusk has a comfortable majority in parliament. however it won't be sufficiently large to overturn a presidential veto should mr nawrocki decide to block legislation proposed by the government. the world bank has sounded the alarm on the global economy, saying president trump's latest tariffs could slow growth worldwide. the bank said it doesn't expect the world to fall into recession - but cut growth forecasts for some two thirds

of the world since its last set of predictions back in january. that was of course before donald trump took office. michelle fleury has the details. in its latest economic outlook, the world bank has revised down its forecast for world global growth this year. it now expects the world economy to expand by just 2.3%. a notable downgrade from the 2.7% growth that it was projecting back in january. if these latest figures do prove accurate, it would mark the slowest pace of global growth over a seven-year period since the 1960s. the us is not immune to the slowdown. growth in the world's largest economy is now expected to come in at just 1.4% this year, almost a full percentage point lower than earlier estimates. a significant adjustment. but china, america's biggest economic rival, is expected to weather the storm more effectively. according to the world bank,

beijing has the financial resilience to withstand the ongoing trade tensions and political uncertainty. despite all this, the world bank stopped short of predicting an outright global recession, saying the chance of that happening remains below 10%. but the bank joins other major institutions, including that imf and oecd in warming that trump's trade policies pose a serious threat to global growth. new un figures record the highest ever numbers of internally displaced people in haiti, chiefly because of gang violence. a surge of 24% since december has been reported by the international office for migration, bringing the total number of displaced to nearly 1.3 million. the capital, port-au-prince is worst affected. gangs control large parts of the city. gang violence escalated last year, forcing the then unelected president ariel henry to resign.

scientists say greenland experienced a human-induced, record-breaking heatwave last month that caused its ice sheet to melt 17 times faster than average. they say the 20 celsius average, modest for most places in the world, greatly accelerated greenland's contribution to rising sea levels. iceland saw its may average reach 13 degrees above normal. across the northern hemisphere, it was the second warmest may ever recorded, surpassed only by last year. a new passport scheme has been launched along one of britain's most popular walking routes. the booklet can be stamped at locations along the coast to coast walk - a route stretching over 190 miles from cumbria to north yorkshire. stuart whincup reports.

it's a legendary hike that attracts adventurers from around the world. 192 miles from the west coast to the east coast. it's been an incredible experience. i'm so lucky to be able to do this with my grandma. we're from different parts of our home country, and so getting to spend these three weeks together is just incredible. what's it been like for you? it's just amazing that catherine will want to do something like this with me. i'm so proud and i'm just so happy to be doing it with her. i mean, it's a lifetime experience for both of us. now, those taking on the trek can get their passports stamped. there's 29 locations across the route in pubs, shops, cafes, even churches. here at st edmund the martyr, they've made thousands of pounds for church funds

from their tuck shop. now that we've got a passport system, people are coming in more. we sold 770 cans of san pellegrino, 1,100 chocolate bars and 78 packets of blister plasters. the coast to coast passport scheme is designed to inspire more walkers to take on the challenge and support the many businesses along the route, from st bees to robin hood's bay. richmond has always had the benefit of often people spending a two-night stay here, but we thought a lot of the other communities, people were only there for a day, you know, an overnight. what could we do that sort of would link all of this together? and even in two months since we've started it, 15 or 20 businesses said, "how do i become a stamping agent?" you know, i had somebody in keld who has a bed and breakfast saying,

"why didn't you come to me?" you know, "i would have loved to have done this." i said, "i'm so sorry," you know. melanie and john are from canada. they've been carrying their coast to coast passport along the route. today is day nine. we think it's a great idea. we've enjoyed using it, and certainly it's been a great opportunity to meet people, to meet the locals and people from the community. arriving in richmond, and the fleece hotel is another welcome stamping stop for weary walkers. it's a nice souvenir to have at the end and, also, it seems to be good for the community, for instance. you look ahead to see what shops are coming up, what cafes, and we stop. it's lovely. it's good to meet people, you know, in different places. it's fab. it gets people talking around the town. it's bringing loads of people in here. people that probably wouldn't even come in here to start with. it's bringing more people into the town, as well, which is great.

the passport scheme has been introduced now ahead of an expected increase in walkers next year, when the coast to coast is recognised as a national trail. stuart whincup, bbc news. when people leave the army in south korea after completing their military service, it is usually a low-key affair, unless you're a member of the supergroup, and that is what happened two members of bts were discharged on wednesday. hundreds of fans defied a plea from the bts management country to stay away from the base which is just a few kilometres from the heavily fortified border with north korea to get a glimpse of the two stars. they thanked the crowd before being whisked away from a convoy. it means that six of the seven bts members have completed their military

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live from london, this is bbc news. elon musk says on social media that he regrets some of the posts he made about president trump last week. curfew in downtown los angeles after california's governor accuses president trump of inflaming the protests. three days of mourning in austria where ten people were killed in a school shooting. police say the gunman left a farewell letter and a non-functioning pipe bomb at home before the attack. it also has raised a debate about whether austria's gun laws are too liberal and it is estimated there are about 1.5 million guns here in a country of just 9 million. and i am live